Gibson M-III Returns!

[Ashurbanipal]

Re: Gibson M-III Returns!

The old Nighthawks came with an NSX single coil; this MIII has a Dirty Fingers. The mounting is the same but whether the pups are is another question.

 

[stevie_bees]

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The original run of M-III's had the NSX single-coil as well I think...

 

[Ashurbanipal]

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Yes, complemented by 496/500 combo.

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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I'd rather hold out for one of the older ones,personally...

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[stevie_bees]

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It'd be cool to compare the tone of the poplar-bodied originals with these mahogany-bodied new ones. I wonder if the switching will be the same, with the push-pull replacing the micro-switch. IIRC position 5 had nothing connected when it was in one position...

 

[Dr. Vegetable]

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The original Nighthawk is really a cool creature. The ones they make today aren't the same beast.

These look interesting and I like all the colors, but for that price it better come with three groupies.

 

[always SD]

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do you think dirty fingers in neck will have too much outpout compared to sh1 or is it good?

i like this guitar

 

[Adieu]

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Original = AWESOME.... Reissue = inaccurate & crappy.

 

[Kac]

Re: Gibson M-III Returns!

Hmm maple. I wanna play one.


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[always SD]

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the price is not very high
i don't like the head but the guitar seems good for the price

 

[always SD]

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so?

 

[Funkfingers]

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Uh-oh. It's the Eighties all over again. :smack:

 

[stevie_bees]

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Actually, in true Gibson fashion, they unleashed the originals around '91!

 

[milkbone]

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Hehe....

 

[Kosh Naranek]

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I think the new ones look better than the originals with the tortoise shell pickguard. milkbone's original looks great though.
I think it looks great in that Candy Cola orange finish.

About single coils in guitars with humbuckers - maybe Gibson voiced this single coil to sound right in a guitar with a 500k volume pot. I remember Hamer took that into account in their 80's guitars with their Hamer Slammer single coils. Typical Strat pickups wired to a 500k volume pot always sound ice picky, thin, and brittle.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

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Hehe....

Never get tired of seeing this one. Obviously they made very few HH, but I do wonder what the numbers are.

 

[MkIII Renegade]

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Hmm I like the green one!! So, Gibson seems to be really pushing the Dirty fingers these days.. They desirable?

I played an '84 Explorer with them and they churned out great classic '80s metal grind (especially through a Marshall!!), although they were a bit more feedback prone than some high gain pickups (I believe the early ones may not have been wax potted). I think the Gibson 500T/496R combo is better, although I'm sure Gibson has updated the Dirty Fingers to be less microphonic.

 

[MkIII Renegade]

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That's more like it Ashur!!

I'm not digging the new colors other than blue.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

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Not mine, alas.

Well, only way to find out if these new ones are any good is to play one; we can discuss all day what we (don't) like from a couple of pictures. I'd guess that the colours look different in real life than these Photoshopped images on Gibson's website.

 

[milkbone]

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Has anyone played one of the new ones?